A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Revegetation Project at Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Study to evaluate cost-effective direct seeding techniques for restoring severely degraded site at former Coast Guard base into quality wildlife habitat along the Atlantic Flyway in New Jersey.
Contact:: David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Callaway Conservation
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: The Ida Cason Callaway Foundation protected 2,507 acres of forest. Forest restoration, education and recreation activities continue under the terms of the conservation easement.
Website:: www.callawaygardens.com/development/iccf.htm
Contact:: Buford Sanders
Forest Legacy Coordinator
Georgia Forestry Commission
706-542-9939
bsanders@gfc.state.ga.us

Project Name:: Cool Springs, NC
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: Over 2,500 of diverse forested wetland acres, located along the Neuse River floodplain and owned by forest industry, will remain forested forever.
Website:: www.dfr.state.nc.us/tending/tending_legacyoverview.htm
Contact:: Dr. Mark Megalos
Forest Stewardship
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
919-733-2162
Mark.Megalos@ncmail.net

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Murdock Clean Water Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The community of Murdock, Nebraska, and state and federal partners, used innovative technologies to solve ground and surface water contamination.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/epb/hazardous_waste.htm
Contact:: Steve and Bonnie Bruttig
Nebraska Landowners

402-867-2274
Spbruttig@aol.com

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Bob Long Safe Harbor
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Recovery of the Houston toad by providing safe harbor assurances and incentives to private landowners for their participation in habitat restoration and enhancement
Contact:: David Wolfe
Scientist
Environmental Defense
(512) 478-5161
dwolfe@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Neches River Saltwater Barrier
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The project insures freshwater availability for municipal, agricultural and industrial uses as well as providing for fish and wildlife habitat protection.
Website:: www.lnva.dst.tx.us/
Contact:: Robert Stroder
General Manager
Lower Neches Valley Authority
409-892-4011
roberts@lnva.dst.tx.us

Far West

Project Name:: Oasis Valley Project
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:: www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Puget Sound Shared Strategy
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Using local conservation efforts already underway, the Shared Strategy is a ground-up approach to the development of a science-based, locally supported salmon recovery plan for Puget Sound.
Website:: www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org/
Contact:: Jim Kramer
Executive Director
Puget Sound Shared Strategy
206-447-3336
JKramer@sharedsalmonstrategy.org

Project Name:: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Stewardship Collaborative
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: This public/not-for-profit collaborative partnership is implementing variety of restoration projects & visitor service programs to mitigate the effects of one of the nation's largest oil spills.
Website:: www.dunescollaborative.org
Contact:: Melissa Boggs
Staff Environmental Scientist
California State Coastal Conservancy
(805) 594-6165
mboggs@ospr.dfg.ca.gov

Project Name:: Salt Pond Restoration in San Francisco Bay
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Restoration of 25,000 wetland acres at salt ponds around San Francisco Bay, with additional benefits from flood management, public access, and recreation.
Website:: www.southbayrestoration.org/ and http://www.napa-sonoma-marsh.org/
Contact:: Nadine Hitchcock
San Francisco Bay Program Manager
State Coastal Conservancy
510-286-4176
nhitchcock@scc.ca.gov

Project Name:: Nez Perce Reforestation
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This project planted native trees as part of AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf program to reforest burned areas in Nez Perce Woods Property.
Website:: www.americanforest.org
Contact:: Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org

Project Name:: Dry Creek Quarry Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Since 2004, Sequoia Riverlands Trust has been restoring natural stream flows, recontouring disturbed areas, seeding native grasses and planting oak and sycamore trees at this former gravel mine.
Website:: www.sequoiariverlands.org
Contact:: Hilary Dustin
Land Steward
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
559.738.0211
hilary@sequoiariverlands.org

Project Name:: California Tribal Partnerships
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A unique blend of traditional Native American practices and today’s science preserves native customs and contributes to forest health.
Website:: www.r5.fs.fed.us/tribal-relations
Contact:: Sonia Tamez
Regional Tribal Relations Program Manager
USDA Forest Service
707-562-8919
stamez@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Conservation on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe recently completed a Comprehensive Resource Management Plan with the assistance from the USDA's NRCS on their 475,000 acre reservation.
Website:: www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Liz Warner
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
775-857-8500 x 105
liz.warner@nv.usda.gov

Project Name:: Conserving Biodiversity in Pierce County, Washington
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: To develop a habitat conservation plan for the Gig Harbor Biodiversity Management Area and establish biological inventories and ongoing monitoring.
Website:: www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/services/home/property/pals/other/biodiversity.htm
Contact:: Katherine Brooks
Senior Planner
Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department
(253) 798-3181
kbrooks@co.pierce.wa.us

Project Name:: Cosumnes River Preserve
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The objective of this effort is to safeguard and restore the Cosumnes River and surrounding habitat, increasing migratory waterfowl populations and providing for agricultural and recreational use.
Website:: www.cosumnes.org
Contact:: Rick Cooper
Manager
Cosumnes River Preserve
(916) 684-2816
Rick_Cooper@ca.blm.gov

Project Name:: Lakeview Stewardship Group
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The group seeks to develop new restoration-oriented management goals for the Lakeview Stewardship Unit in Fremont Winema National Forest in Lake County Oregon.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/lakeview.html
Contact:: Jim Walls
Executive Director
Lake County Resources Initiative
(541) 947-5461
jwalls@gooselake.com

Project Name:: Rocky Reach, Rock Island and Wells Projects Habitat Conservation Plans
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Cooperative partnerships are developing the first hydropower Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) to minimize the impact of hydro dams on Endangered Species Act-listed anadromous salmon and steelhead.
Website:: www.chelanpud.org/rr_relicense/existing/hcp/index.htm
Contact:: Tracy Yount
Project Manager
Chelan County Public Utility District
503-663-8121
tracy@chelanpud.org

Project Name:: West Coast Collaborative
Location:: Far West: Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Partnership between leaders from federal, state, and local government, the private sector, and environmental groups committed to reducing diesel emissions along the West Coast.
Website:: www.westcoastcollaborative.org
Contact:: Dennis McLerran
Executive Director
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
206-689-4004
dennism@pscleanair.org

National

Project Name:: National Burn Severity: Mapping, Analysis, and Service
Location:: National
Summary:: Mapping spatial patterns of wildland fire burn intensity for all major fires in the US in support of land management decisions related to soil erosion, water quality, and biodiversity.
Website:: burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/fire_main.asp
Contact:: Zhiliang Zhu
Research Geographer
U. S. Geological Survey
605 594-6131
zhu@usgs.gov

Current Conservation Programs